Charles Eugene "Truck" Eagan (August 10, 1877 – March 19, 1949) was a

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who played in 1901 with the

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and the Cleveland Blues. He batted and threw right-handed. Eagan had a .133 career

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. For his long career in the minor leagues, where he had 1,830 hits and 105 home runs, Eagan was elected to the

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. He was born and died in

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